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Six design and construction projects in Westchester and Putnam have just won annual design awards from the Westchester-Hudson Valley chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

The awards ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Larchmont Yacht Club. The AIA chapter covers Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Sullivan, and the lower half of Ulster and Dutchess counties.

Here's a look at the six winners:

• Henry H. Wells Middle School in Brewster. KG&D Architects of Mount Kisco was honored with a Citation Award in the Institutional Category for its renovation and expansion of the school. The project included building a new 26,000-square-foot science lab and classroom addition, along with renovating and expanding the existing library into a new media center. The jury liked the quality and use of natural light and the new central courtyard for students.

Brewster Central Schools(Photo: David Lamb Photography)

Winston(Photo: Ira Block
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• Winston Restaurant, Mount Kisco. Grandberg & Associates Architects of Mount Kisco was honored with an Honor Award in the Commercial Category for its transformation of a space that had been home to restaurants since the 1930s. The new restaurant has about 40 percent of the original shell, and the architects raised the roof to create a third-floor roof bar and dining deck. An open second-floor balcony frames a new atrium, and an open stairwell connects all floors to the roof deck. The jury loved this new space, especially the mix of industrial materials against softer refined elegance.

• Temple Beth Abraham, Tarrytown. Peter Gisolfi Associates of Hastings-on-Hudson won an Honor Award in the Interiors Category for its renovation of the 2,000-square-foot sanctuary. Concrete block walls were covered with new cherry paneling. The original clerestory windows were replaced and new windows were added to bring in more natural light. The jury appreciated the new palette of finishes and the refined detailing.

•Private home in Chappaqua. Daniel Contelmo Architects of Poughkeepsie won a Citation Award in the Interiors Category for its total transformation of a rather bland 1980s Colonial. New interior and exterior detailing included coffered ceilings and wood wainscoting, which the jury liked. They also appreciated the new foyer and curving stairs.

Chappaqua Kitchen(Photo: Daniel Contelmo Architects of Poughkeepsie)

• Lincoln Depot Museum, Peekskill. Manhattan-based WASA/Studio A won an Honor Award in the Historic Category for its adaptive reuse of an abandoned train depot, circa 1852, that transformed the 2,800-square-foot space into a new museum. The jury liked the way the architects respected the existing historic building fabric and preserved the openness of the freight-storage area so that it could be used as flexible space for exhibits and programing.

Lincoln Museum(Photo: Submitted)

• Art House 2.0, Pound Ridge. The AIA chapter gave Carol Kurth Architecture of Bedford an Honor Award in the Residential Category for the serene modern retreat she created for a client with a growing collection of modern art. Kurth designed the client's first home more than 20 years ago. The jury lauded the minimal detailing and modest exterior that Kurth created, allowing the landscape, which is embedded in the woods to take over.

Tickets for the AIA awards ceremony at the Larchmont Yacht Club, at 1 Woodbine Avenue in Larchmont, are $45 per person and available by contacting Valerie Brown at 914-232–7240.